[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 10, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S11344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    TRIBUTE TO COLORADO STORM ROYAL

 Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, today I want to recognize and 
congratulate a special group of young Coloradans, the Colorado Storm 
Royal soccer team.
  The Colorado Storm Royal is a team in the Under 12 age bracket, U12, 
and they are coached by Mr. Jim Morrison. Mr. Morrison has coached 
Colorado youth soccer for the past 17 years and 34 seasons, and has 
taken his teams to the Western Region tournament eight times. Out of 
those eight appearances, his teams have reached the final game four 
times, losing to California teams three previous times and then winning 
the Championship this past year.
  The Colorado Storm Royal had a remarkable record the past 10-month 
period, with 35 wins and 0 losses. They played their games at the 
Premier 1 level, which in Colorado is the highest level of competitive 
youth soccer.
  Their accomplishments are certainly commendable--Undefeated and 
untied in 35 straight Premier 1 games in Colorado; Colorado State Cup 
Champions, Western Regional Champions, and they were ranked No. 1 in 
the United States by National Soccer Rankings.com.
  The members of this team are all Colorado residents whose families 
live and work in the Denver area. The commitment by all to make these 
accomplishments a reality is especially worth noting, because unlike 
other areas of the country where teams can practice 365 days of the 
year, we don't have that same luxury in Colorado. So the boys and their 
families make a concentrated effort to not only remain active in school 
and throughout the community but also to get to a more limited practice 
schedule.
  There are 16 individuals on the Colorado Storm Royal team, and I 
believe they deserve to be mentioned here today. They are: Anise 
Abdulgasem, Junior Amaya, Cody Arnold, John Ellison, Matt Hammet, 
Matthew Hustead, Chris Klebieko, Tyler Lister, Andrew Love, Dirk 
MacDonald, Matthew Nier, Augustus Ogu, Ryan Rombach, Brendan Roslund, 
Peter Walker and Charlie Zeller.
  To these outstanding young players, their families, their coaches, 
and their supporters, I offer my most sincere congratulations on a 
winning season and my best wishes for another outstanding season of 
Colorado soccer. They are examples of what hard work and determination 
bring when we set ourselves to achieving goals.

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